Associating policies to a global policy

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About this task

You must have the Manage global policies functional privilege to perform the task.

The Policy Configuration tab on the Global Policy details page specifies the policy stages and the list of policies applicable for each stage. webMethods API Gateway executes these policies when it enforces the global policy..

When you modify the list of policies for a global policy, webMethods API Gateway validates the policies to ensure that no policy conflicts.

Procedure

  1. Open the menu options and select Manage > Policies.
  2. Click the Global Policies tab. A list of all available global policies appears. Use the Show from the list to set the maximum number of policies you want to display in a page.
  3. Select the policy. The Global Policy details page appears.
  4. Click Edit.
    If you do not see the Edit button, it is probably because you do not have the webMethods API Gateway Administrator role to modify the list of policies of a global policy in webMethods API Gateway.
  5. Select the policy's Policy Configuration tab. The policy information is provided in the following sections.
    • Policy catalog. Transport, Identify and Access, Request Processing, Routing, Traffic Monitoring, Response Processing, Error Handling
    • Infographic. List of applied policies
    • Policy properties. Collection of policy properties
  6. In the Policy catalog section, click the chevron to expand the required policy stage.
    A list of policies that are classified under the particular stage appears.
  7. In the expanded list of policies, select the policies that you want webMethods API Gateway to execute when it applies this global policy. To select a policy, click + next to the policy name.
    The selected policies are displayed in the Infographic section. When you select the policies for the global policy, keep the following points in mind.
    • The policies that are shown in the Policy catalog section are determined by the API types that you have specified on the Filters section of the Global Policy details page. If you do not see a policy that you need, that policy is probably not compatible with the API type that you selected in the Filters section.
    • If necessary, you can click the Policy Details tab and change your API type selection.

    Use the x icon in any individual policy to remove that particular policy from the Infographic section.

  8. To configure properties for newly added policies in the Infographic section or to update properties of existing policies within the global policy, see Configuring properties for a global policy.
  9. Click Save.
  10. Click Overview to view the complete list of policies in the updated policy.
    To exit the overview, click the Close.